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Are Fans Still Thirsty for Heineken Cup Action?
Mark Reason wonders how many people will watch the first weekend of the Heineken Cup and would bet his mortgage on th...
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About Mark Reason
Mark Reason has been a sports journalist for over 25 years. He currently works for Fairfax Media and will also be part of the Telegraph’s World Cup team and a regular panellist on Radio New Zealand during the World Cup.
He has covered every Rugby World Cup since 1991, the 2000 and 2008 Olympics, over 40 golf major championships, the FA Cup final, the Epsom Derby and a lot of other stuff he can’t remember. Mark emigrated to New Zealand in 2010 having spent over 20 years covering sport for the Telegraph and Sunday Times in Britain.
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Why were England so bad? ask Sir Clive
England stank out the World Cup like rotting fish. But if you want to know the cause of the stench, look no further t...
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IRB Player of the Year
Mark Reason looks at the IRB nominations for the player of the year and feels a hot flush coming on.So what do you th...
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Don’t Sidestep The Issue
Mark Reason remembers the world of Gerald Davies and wonders what happened to the sidestep.
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Who will be the outstanding player at the World Cup?
Mark Reason gives his predictions on who will be the outstanding player of the World Cup.We want your thoughts to so ...
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Are NZ rotating or spinning?
What a curious team Father Ted, aka Graham Henry, has picked for the opening match against Tonga. It all makes some s...
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The Haka
In a week or so I am to be instructed in the ways of the haka. In the event that this proves to be an Orwellian exper...
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Reason's Round-Up
Our resident journo’s weekly round up of news from around the rugby world, this week featuring: A very odd week indee...
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Reason's Round-Up
Our resident journo’s weekly round up of news from around the rugby world, this week featuring: Johnson’s decisions, ...
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Reason’s Round-Up
Our resident journo’s weekly round up of news from around the rugby world, this week featuring: Shane William’s belie...
